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Archer fans were all smiles follwoing the Tigers win ovrer Meadowcreek in the opening round of the 7A playoffs. Image courtesy Tony Rowe.

The second round of the Georgia High School Association football playoffs will include seven Gwinnett teams playing in four games from the state’s largest classification, AAAAAAA. Archer, Brookwood, Grayson, Mill Creek, Mountain View, North Gwinnett, and Parkview all earned trips to the second round, but at least three will see their title dreams dashed because they are facing other county teams.

The Atlanta Gladiators (7-4-0-1, 15 Points) continued their winning ways last week, running their win streak to four games with a win against Norfolk (5-4), and two against South Carolina (3-2, 2-1). Even more impressive is that all were on the road, and all were decided in OT.

In addition to the five Gwinnett County teams ranked in the 7A Top 10 in the Georgia High School Football Daily final regular season ranking, the county is represented by Buford at No. 2 in AAAAA, and Greater Atlanta Christian at No. 3 in AAA.

Archer Head Coach Andy Dyer speaks to the team after completing a perfect regular season, the first for the Tigers since 2013. Image courtesy Tony Rowe.

Three of the top five, and five of the top 10, football teams in the final regular season Georgia High School Football Daily (GHSFD) AAAAAAA ranking are Gwinnett teams after each closed their regular season schedule with wins. The victories all came in blowout style, and resulted in all five teams maintaining their previous week’s position going into the opening round of the GHSA playoffs.

Archer faithful celebrate following the Tiger victory over South Gwinnett that improved the 9th Archer team to 9-0. Image courtesy Tony Rowe.

The Georgia High School Football Daily (GHSFD) AAAAAAA Top 10 once again includes five Gwinnett County teams after Archer (No.2), Grayson (No.4), North Gwinnett (No.5), and Brookwood (No.7) all won their matchups, and Mill Creek (No.10) did not play.